VIDEO: Man pulls knife on busy NYE tube train

51-year-old man arrested after incident at Highbury and Islington station

Tube knife fight
(Image credit: Youtube/Michael Tavernier)

A shocking video of a man wielding a knife on a busy Tube train in the early hours of New Year’s Day is circulating on social media.

The clip, recorded at Highbury and Islington station in north London, shows a long-haired man standing in the doorway of a Tube carriage holding what appears to be a large kitchen knife, threatening a man and woman on the platform.

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